Gol Gohar hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 25 points and a 13th position in the Persian Gulf Pro League table. Visiting Foolad holds 6th place with 42 pts.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Foolad, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.
Gol Gohar form and stats
Gol Gohar have collected 16 points from their Persian Gulf Pro League home games so far after 3-7-3.
Gohar are returning here after visiting Machine Sazi in a Persian Gulf Pro League game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. M. Kamandani and A. Ebrahimi scored the goal(s). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Shahin Bushehr in a game that was won 4-2.
Gohar aren't scoring a lot here at Imam Ali Stadium in the league, with only 10 goals from 13 games. From these home matches, Gohar have conceded only 10 goals.
Foolad form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Persian Gulf Pro League travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats. Foolad seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
It might be tough going out on the road again for Foolad, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 2-3 versus Nassaji Mazandaran (placed 9th). Before that, Foolad secured a home win against Zob Ahan with the score 2-1.
A huge disappointment for Foolad in their last match (vs Nassaji Mazandaran). Leading 2-0 the victory seemed almost certain, but a fascinating collapse turned everything around and in the end all was lost in a 2-3 defeat. Foolad were so close to getting something from the game against Nassaji Mazandaran, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal seven minutes into overtime.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Foolad have scored 13 goals in 13 league games away. As opposed to that, Foolad have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Foolad - Gol Gohar 2-0.Top Goalscorers
  L. Pereira Mendes 7 goals |   Y. Shakeri 5 goals | S. Ebrahimi 4 goals |
Gol Gohar missing players
Foolad missing players
| Gol Gohar | Foolad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 18 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 27 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 19 |
| 85% | 77% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 85% | 84% |
| 58% | 46% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 46% | 44% |
| 19% | 8% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 38% | 32% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 23% | 12% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 8% |
| 42% | 38% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 46% | 36% |
| 23% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 31% | 44% |
| 50% | 46% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 36% |
| 3.5 | 4.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 1.9 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 156 | 62 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 40 | 88 | 153 |
| 53 | 26 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 35 | 58 |
| 25% | 23% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 29% | 33% |
- Foolad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gol Gohar has the fewest scored goals (18)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Persepolis | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 27 | 62 |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 45 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 26 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 45 |
| 4 | Tractor Sazi | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 45 |
| 5 | Padideh Khorasan | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 43 |
| 6 | Foolad | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 37 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 25 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 33 |
| 9 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -3 | 32 |
| 10 | Machine Sazi | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 27 |
| 11 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 26 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -7 | 25 |
| 12 | Zob Ahan | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 19 | -8 | 25 |
| 13 | Gol Gohar | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 25 |
| 14 | Saipa | 26 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -9 | 24 |
| 15 | Paykan | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 | Shahin Bushehr | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 27 | -28 | 18 |